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Structural Iron and Steel Workers — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$62,780
United States, 2025
Employment
68,380
United States, 2025
Typical education
Not recorded
Job Zone 2
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Raise, place, and unite iron or steel girders, columns, and other structural members to form completed structures or structural frameworks. May erect metal storage tanks and assemble prefabricated metal buildings.
- O*NET code
- 47-2221.00
- Job zone
- 2
- Experience required
- None
Typical tasks
- Read specifications or blueprints to determine the locations, quantities, or sizes of materials required.
- Verify vertical and horizontal alignment of structural steel members, using plumb bobs, laser equipment, transits, or levels.
- Erect metal or precast concrete components for structures, such as buildings, bridges, dams, towers, storage tanks, fences, or highway guard rails.
- Bolt aligned structural steel members in position for permanent riveting, bolting, or welding into place.
- Assemble or inspect hoisting equipment or rigging, such as cables, pulleys, or hooks, to move heavy equipment or materials.
- Lift steel beams, girders, or columns using cranes or forklifts, or by signaling hoisting equipment operators to lift or position structural steel members.
- Fabricate metal parts, such as steel frames, columns, beams, or girders, according to blueprints or instructions from supervisors.
- Connect columns, beams, and girders with bolts, following blueprints and instructions from supervisors.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$44,580
25th percentile
$49,880
75th percentile
$82,660
90th percentile
$108,260
Most important skills
- Operation and Control3.5
- Operations Monitoring3.5
- Coordination3.4
- Judgment and Decision Making3.0
- Critical Thinking3.0
- Active Listening3.0
- Monitoring3.0
- Time Management3.0
- Complex Problem Solving2.9
- Reading Comprehension2.9
- Speaking2.9
- Active Learning2.9
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 8 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
8
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operation and Control | 3.5 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.5 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Coordination | 3.4 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Active Listening | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Monitoring | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Time Management | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.0 | 2.5 | Not selected | 2.5 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Structural Iron and Steel WorkersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| MA | $120,840 | 2,050 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $120,840 | 1,310 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | $116,360 | 70 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | $114,570 | 30 | 2025 |
| NJ | $113,220 | 1,060 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | $111,500 | 40 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $111,440 | 450 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | $109,440 | 330 | 2025 |
| WA | $107,660 | 850 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | $106,900 | 150 | 2025 |
| Vineland, NJ | $105,370 | 40 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $103,330 | 800 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | $102,350 | 2,120 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $102,060 | 2,300 | 2025 |
| IL | $101,850 | 2,740 | 2025 |
| Rockford, IL | $100,290 | 190 | 2025 |
| La Crosse, WI | $100,160 | 40 | 2025 |
| HI | $99,860 | 290 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $99,860 | — | 2025 |
| RI | $98,320 | 360 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.